03/09 Essential Question #2

Throughout most of Ernesto’s life he had no idea what he wanted to become. One of his earliest aspirations was to go into medical school and become a doctor. Later in life, after he traveled around South America he realized how deprived many individuals are. After seeing the state of many parts of South America Ernesto changed into the idealist known as Che; which is slang for Argentinean in Cuban Spanish. Che wanted nothing short of World Wide change. He was a hardcore socialist at heard and believed that the responsibility of government was to provide for its citizens. In the beginning, Che was met with friendly agreement; but as the years went by even the most radical revolutionaries began to realize how moderate their politics were compared to those of Che. Even though there a lot of opposition (even within the ranks of Che’s “friends”) Che still managed to revolutionize Cuba, and introduced lasting governments sprinkled through Latin America.